Captured at sea : piracy and protection in the Indian Ocean /

"How is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and 2.2 million barrels of crude oil? In his gripping new book, Jatin Dua answers this question by exploring the unprecedented upsurge in maritime piracy off the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dua, Jatin, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Colección:Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty First century ; 3
Temas:
2000-2099
Hijacking of ships > Somalia > 21st century.
Piraterie maritime > Somalie > 21e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Hijacking of ships.
Somalia.
barrels of crude oil.
book about somalian pirates.
book three in series.
coast of somalia.
exploration of maritime piracy.
insurance offices in london.
liberian flagged oil tanker hostage.
modern day pirates.
negotiate pay out.
onboard multinational container ships.
pirate communities in somalia.
return of crew.
seas key sites of global regulation.
series.
six men.
somalian pirates.
trade and disputes over protection.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : an anthropology of protection
  • Protectors of the sea : the rise of maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia
  • Anchoring pirates : grounding a protection economy
  • Regulating the ocean : the governance of counter-piracy
  • Markets of negotiation : the making of a ransom
  • Captivity at sea : pirates on dhows
  • Epilogue : the gifts of the sea.

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